Objective · To understand current
smoking status and analyze its influencing factors among
university students in Shanghai, and provide reference and guidance for further efforts of
tobacco control in campus.
Methods · A total of 4816
students from 19 col eges in Shanghai were selected by stratified multi-stage
cluster sampling and the
sample size in each part was decided by proportion of col eges and types of specialities.
Self-administered
questionnaire was conducted to understand the current
tobacco use and its influencing factors were analyzed. Results · The overal
smoking prevalence of col ege
students in Shanghai was 5.80%. General y,
smoking prevalence of junior col ege
students was higher than that of undergraduates (11.27% vs 3.68%, P<0.05) and
smoking prevalence of
male students was higher than that of
females (11.10% vs 0.95%, P<0.05).
Nonsmokers endorsed higher
awareness on the harm of
smoking and second-
hand smoking than
smokers(P<0.01). Besides,
nonsmokers had a more
positive attitude towards
tobacco control policy than
smokers (P<0.01).
Students who studied in the junior college,
males, in the senior grade, majored in liberal
arts, with higher monthly living expenses, held negative
attitude in raising
cigarette prices and supporting of establishing
smoke-free campuses were more likely to be
smokers. Conclusion ·
Tobacco use among
university students in Shanghai deserves
attention. It is necessary to carry out systematic and in-depth
education to prevent and reduce
smoking among the
university students.